About Inna Ponomareva



Inna Ponomareva Research Associate Professor (Ph.D. Institute of Biochemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004) Office: PHYS ANNEX 293 Phone: 479-575-5596 e-mail: iponoma@uark.edu Resume NEW: class on Computational Nanoscience (Summer 2008)
Research Interests
Condensed matter physics, numerical quantum chemistry, computational physics, nanoscience, developing and implementation of computaional techniques. The areas of expertise: semiconductors, ferroelectrcs, magnetics, multiferroics and alloys in their bulk and low-dimensional forms such as films, nanowires, nanotubes, fullerenes, nanodots. Research interests: dynamical, thermal, mechanical, electronic, conducting, stability properties of bulk and nanosrtuctures, formation mechanisms for nanosrtuctures and tubular forms, finite-temperature properties, phase transitions in ferroelectrics and multiferroics, large scale parallel computer simulations. Computational techniques: Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics, empirical potentails (Brenner, Tersoff, Stillinger-Weber interatomic potentials), semiempirical tight-binding simulations with orthogonal and nonorthogonal basis, ab initio-based effective hamiltonian techniques, fully ab initio techniques.
Most Significant Works
`` Control of Vortices by Homogeneous Fields in Asymmetric Ferroelectric and Ferromagnetic Rings '', S. Prosandeev, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 ,047201 (2008); `` Terahertz dielectric response of cubic BaTiO₃'', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, T. Ostapchuk, J. Hlinka and J. Petzelt, Phys. Rev. B 77, 012102 (2008); `` Dielectric anomalies in ferroelectric nanostructures '', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, and R. Resta, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 227601 (2007); `` Thermal Conductivity in Thin Silicon Nanowires: Phonon Confinement Effect'', I. Ponomareva, D. Srivastava, and M. Menon, Nano Lett. 7(5) 1155 (2007); `` Controlling toroidal moment by means of an inhomogeneous static field: An ab initio study'', S. Prossandeev, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev, I. Naumov and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 237601 (2006); `` Electric-Field-Induced Domain Evolution in Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films'', B.-K. Lai, I. Ponomareva, I. Naumov, I. Kornev, H. Fu, L. Bellaiche, and G.J. Salamo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 137602 (2006); `` Atomistic treatment of depolarizing energy and field in ferroelectric nanostructures'', I. Ponomareva, I.I. Naumov, I. Kornev, Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Com. 72, 140102 (2005); `` Structure, Stability, and Quantum Conductivity of Small Diameter Silicon Nanowires'', I. Ponomareva, M. Menon, D. Srivastava, and A.N. Andriotis, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 265502 (2005); `` Carbon Nanotube ``T-junctions'': Formation Pathways and Conductivity '', M. Menon, A. N. Andriotis, D. Srivastava, I. Ponomareva and L. A. Chernozatonskii, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 145501 (2003).
Review Articles
``Original properties of dipole vortices in zero-dimensional ferroelectrics'', S Prosandeev, I Ponomareva, I Naumov, I Kornev and L Bellaiche, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 193201 (2008); `` Domains in Ferroelectric Nanostructures from First Principles'', Igor A. Kornev, B.-K. Lai, I. Naumov, I. Ponomareva, H. Fu, and Laurent Bellaiche, Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials - Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, edited by Professor Zuo-Guang Ye, Woodhead Publishing Limited (2007); `` Modelling of nanoscale ferroelectrics from atomistic simulations '', I. Ponomareva, I.I. Naumov, I. Kornev, Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 9, 114 (2005); ``Carbon nanotube multiterminal junctions: structures, properties, synthesis and applications'', L.A. Chernozatonskii, I.V. Ponomareva, NATO-ASI2003, Kluwer Publishers, (2004).
Other Papers and Proceedings
`` Dependence of polarization on epitaxial strain in ferroelectric ultrathin films from first principles '', S. Bin-Omran, I. Ponomareva, and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. B 77, 144105 (2008); `` Relation between dielectric responses and polarization's fluctuations in ferroelectric nanostructures'', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, and R. Resta, Phys. Rev. B 76, 235403 (2007); `` Oscillatory Band Gap behavior in Small Diameter Si-Clathrate'', I. Ponomareva, E. Richter, A.N. Andriotis, and M. Menon, Nano Lett. 7(11), 3424 (2007); `` Thickness dependency of 180° stripe domains in ferroelectric ultrathin films: a first-principles-based study'', Bo-Kuai Lai, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev, L. Bellaiche, and G. Salamo, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 152909 (2007); `` Domain evolution of BaTiO₃ ultrathin films under an electric field: A first-principles study'', Bo-Kuai Lai, Inna Ponomareva, Igor A. Kornev, L. Bellaiche, and G. J. Salamo, Phys. Rev. B 75, 085412 (2007); `` Influence of growth orientation on the properties of feroorlectric ultra-thin films I. Ponomareva and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. B 74, 064102 (2006); `` Structural stability, electronic properties, and quantum conductivity of small-diameter silicon nanowires'', I. Ponomareva, M. Menon, E. Richter and A.N. Andriotis, Phys. Rev. B 74, 125311 (2006); `` Low-dimensional ferroelectrics under different electrical and mechanical boundary conditions: Atomistic simulations'', I. Ponomareva, I. I. Naumov and L. Bellaiche, Phys. Rev. B 72, 214118 (2005); `` Transport properties of carbon nanotubes with odd-numbered carbon rings '', S. Lisenkov, A. N. Andriotis, I. Ponomareva, and M. Menon, Phys. Rev. B 72, 113401 (2005); ``Basic configuration of carbon nanotube Y-junctions: Structure and classification'', S. Lisenkov, I. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii, Physics of the Solid State 46, 1529 (2004); ``Defect formation in carbon onion under Ar irradiation'', I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii, JETP Lett. 79, 375 (2004); `` Nanomechanics of Silicon Nanowires'', M. Menon, D. Srivastava, I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii, Phys. Rev. B 70, 125313 (2004); ``Sticking of carbon nanotube Y-junction branches'', L. Chernozatonskii, I. Ponomareva, JETP Lett., 78, 327 (2003); ``Formation of single carbon nanotube T-junctions'', L.A. Chernozatonskii, I.V. Ponomareva, Fullerenes, nanotubes and carbon nanostructures, 12, 87 (2004); `` Formation pathways for single-wall carbon nanotube multiterminal junctions'', I. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii, A.N. Andriotis, M.Menon, New Journal of Physics, 5, 119.1. (2003); ``How can carbon onion transform into diamond-like structure?'', I.V. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii, Microelectronic Engineering, 69, 625 (2003); ``Mechanism of carbon onion core transformation into diamond-like structure'', I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii, JETP Lett. 76, 456 (2002).
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Inna Ponomareva

Research Associate Professor
(Ph.D. Institute of Biochemical Physics
of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004)
Office: PHYS ANNEX 293
Phone: 479-575-5596
e-mail: iponoma@uark.edu
Resume
NEW: class on Computational Nanoscience (Summer 2008)

Research Interests

Condensed matter physics, numerical quantum chemistry, computational physics, nanoscience, developing and implementation of computaional techniques. The areas of expertise: semiconductors, ferroelectrcs, magnetics, multiferroics and alloys in their bulk and low-dimensional forms such as films, nanowires, nanotubes, fullerenes, nanodots. Research interests: dynamical, thermal, mechanical, electronic, conducting, stability properties of bulk and nanosrtuctures, formation mechanisms for nanosrtuctures and tubular forms, finite-temperature properties, phase transitions in ferroelectrics and multiferroics, large scale parallel computer simulations. Computational techniques: Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics, empirical potentails (Brenner, Tersoff, Stillinger-Weber interatomic potentials), semiempirical tight-binding simulations with orthogonal and nonorthogonal basis, ab initio-based effective hamiltonian techniques, fully ab initio techniques.

Most Significant Works

`` Control of Vortices by Homogeneous Fields in Asymmetric Ferroelectric and Ferromagnetic Rings '', S. Prosandeev, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 ,047201 (2008);

`` Terahertz dielectric response of cubic BaTiO₃'', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, T. Ostapchuk, J. Hlinka and J. Petzelt,

Phys. Rev. B 77, 012102 (2008);

`` Dielectric anomalies in ferroelectric nanostructures '', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, and R. Resta,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 227601 (2007);

`` Thermal Conductivity in Thin Silicon Nanowires: Phonon Confinement Effect'', I. Ponomareva, D. Srivastava, and M. Menon,

Nano Lett. 7(5) 1155 (2007);

`` Controlling toroidal moment by means of an inhomogeneous static field: An ab initio study'', S. Prossandeev, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev, I. Naumov and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 237601 (2006);

`` Electric-Field-Induced Domain Evolution in Ferroelectric Ultrathin Films'', B.-K. Lai, I. Ponomareva, I. Naumov, I. Kornev, H. Fu, L. Bellaiche, and G.J. Salamo,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 137602 (2006);

`` Atomistic treatment of depolarizing energy and field in ferroelectric nanostructures'', I. Ponomareva, I.I. Naumov, I. Kornev, Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. B, Rapid Com. 72, 140102 (2005);

`` Structure, Stability, and Quantum Conductivity of Small Diameter Silicon Nanowires'', I. Ponomareva, M. Menon, D. Srivastava, and A.N. Andriotis,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 265502 (2005);

`` Carbon Nanotube ``T-junctions'': Formation Pathways and Conductivity '', M. Menon, A. N. Andriotis, D. Srivastava, I. Ponomareva and L. A. Chernozatonskii,

Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 145501 (2003).

Review Articles

``Original properties of dipole vortices in zero-dimensional ferroelectrics'', S Prosandeev, I Ponomareva, I Naumov, I Kornev and L Bellaiche,

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 20, 193201 (2008);

`` Domains in Ferroelectric Nanostructures from First Principles'', Igor A. Kornev, B.-K. Lai, I. Naumov, I. Ponomareva, H. Fu, and Laurent Bellaiche,

Advanced Dielectric, Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials - Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, edited by Professor Zuo-Guang Ye, Woodhead Publishing Limited (2007);

`` Modelling of nanoscale ferroelectrics from atomistic simulations '', I. Ponomareva, I.I. Naumov, I. Kornev, Huaxiang Fu and L. Bellaiche,

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science 9, 114 (2005);

``Carbon nanotube multiterminal junctions: structures, properties, synthesis and applications'', L.A. Chernozatonskii, I.V. Ponomareva,

NATO-ASI2003, Kluwer Publishers, (2004).

Other Papers and Proceedings

`` Dependence of polarization on epitaxial strain in ferroelectric ultrathin films from first principles '', S. Bin-Omran, I. Ponomareva, and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. B 77, 144105 (2008);

`` Relation between dielectric responses and polarization's fluctuations in ferroelectric nanostructures'', I. Ponomareva, L. Bellaiche, and R. Resta,

Phys. Rev. B 76, 235403 (2007);

`` Oscillatory Band Gap behavior in Small Diameter Si-Clathrate'', I. Ponomareva, E. Richter, A.N. Andriotis, and M. Menon,

Nano Lett. 7(11), 3424 (2007);

`` Thickness dependency of 180° stripe domains in ferroelectric ultrathin films: a first-principles-based study'', Bo-Kuai Lai, I. Ponomareva, I. Kornev, L. Bellaiche, and G. Salamo,

Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 152909 (2007);

`` Domain evolution of BaTiO₃ ultrathin films under an electric field: A first-principles study'', Bo-Kuai Lai, Inna Ponomareva, Igor A. Kornev, L. Bellaiche, and G. J. Salamo,

Phys. Rev. B 75, 085412 (2007);

`` Influence of growth orientation on the properties of feroorlectric ultra-thin films I. Ponomareva and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. B 74, 064102 (2006);

`` Structural stability, electronic properties, and quantum conductivity of small-diameter silicon nanowires'', I. Ponomareva, M. Menon, E. Richter and A.N. Andriotis,

Phys. Rev. B 74, 125311 (2006);

`` Low-dimensional ferroelectrics under different electrical and mechanical boundary conditions: Atomistic simulations'', I. Ponomareva, I. I. Naumov and L. Bellaiche,

Phys. Rev. B 72, 214118 (2005);

`` Transport properties of carbon nanotubes with odd-numbered carbon rings '', S. Lisenkov, A. N. Andriotis, I. Ponomareva, and M. Menon,

Phys. Rev. B 72, 113401 (2005);

``Basic configuration of carbon nanotube Y-junctions: Structure and classification'', S. Lisenkov, I. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii,

Physics of the Solid State 46, 1529 (2004);

``Defect formation in carbon onion under Ar irradiation'', I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii,

JETP Lett. 79, 375 (2004);

`` Nanomechanics of Silicon Nanowires'', M. Menon, D. Srivastava, I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii,

Phys. Rev. B 70, 125313 (2004);

``Sticking of carbon nanotube Y-junction branches'', L. Chernozatonskii, I. Ponomareva,

JETP Lett., 78, 327 (2003);

``Formation of single carbon nanotube T-junctions'', L.A. Chernozatonskii, I.V. Ponomareva,

Fullerenes, nanotubes and carbon nanostructures, 12, 87 (2004);

`` Formation pathways for single-wall carbon nanotube multiterminal junctions'', I. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii, A.N. Andriotis, M.Menon,

New Journal of Physics, 5, 119.1. (2003);

``How can carbon onion transform into diamond-like structure?'', I.V. Ponomareva, L.A. Chernozatonskii,

Microelectronic Engineering, 69, 625 (2003);

``Mechanism of carbon onion core transformation into diamond-like structure'', I. Ponomareva, L. Chernozatonskii,

JETP Lett. 76, 456 (2002).

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